Cameroon

Cameroon

Cameroon is a country in Central Western Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria, Chad, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo.

Fast Facts

Capital: Yaounde
Government: Republic
Independence:
1. From France: January 1, 1960
2. From The UK: October 1, 1961
Population: 17,795,000 (2005) Est
Currency: Central African Franc (XAF)
Official Language: French and English
Time Zone: West Africa Time (UTC +1)
International Dialing Code: +237
Internet TLD: .cm
Motto: "Paix - Travail - Patrie" (Peace - Work - Fatherland}
Anthem: O Cameroun, Beceau de nox Ancetres
Area: 182,568 square miles

Africa In Miniature

Cameroon's location on the African continent gives the country a wide range of climates and biomes. Cameroon has 250 miles of coastline on the Gulf of Guinea, deserts in the north, mountains as high as 2,000 feet above sea level, equatorial rainforests, and savannas.

A Stable Government

Not a true democracy, Cameroon nonetheless is one of the most stable of all the former colonial territories in Africa. The country follows former colonial power France in most matters of foreign policy, and depends on France for defense. Relatively friendly with its neighbors, Cameroon does endure internal pressures from conflicting Christian and Muslim factions.

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The Mahalo Top 7

Wikipedia: Cameroon
U.S. Department of State: Cameroon
CIA World Factbook: Cameroon
Portals of the World: Cameroon
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Cameroon
World Health Organization: Cameroon
BBC Country Profile: Cameroon

Cameroon News

Google News: News on Cameroon
Cameroon News: News on Cameroon
Cameroon Tribune: Cameroon News
MSNBC: News on Cameroon
The New York Times: Cameroon News

Cameroon Travel Information

Official Site: Tourism Office of Cameroon in Paris, France
U.S. Department of State: Cameroon
Wikitravel: Cameroon Travel Guide
Lonely Planet: Cameroon Travel Guide
World 66: Cameroon Travel Guide
The Africa Guide: Travel Guide to Cameroon

Cameroon Politics

Official Site: U.S. Embassy in Cameroon
Wikipedia: Politics of Cameroon | List of Political Parties in Cameroon
Wikipedia: President of Cameroon | Prime Minister of Cameroon
Amnesty International: Cameroon
Institute for Security Studies: Cameroon: Political

Cameroon Government Sites

Official Site: National Assembly of Cameroon
Official Site: Prime Minister's Office

Cameroon Consulates

Cameroon Consulate: Consulate of Cameroon in Sydney, Australia
Cameroon Embassy: Embassy of Cameroon in The Hague, Netherlands

Cameroon Facts and History

Wikipedia: History of Cameroon | German Kamerun | French Cameroun | British Cameroons
BBC News: Cameroon: A Chronology of Events
Nations Online: Cameroon
Peace Corps: Cameroon
Unicef: Cameroon Statistics

Cameroon Maps and Geography

World Atlas: Cameroon
Wikipedia: Geography of Cameroon
Institute for Security Studies: Cameroon: Geography
Volcano World: Mount Cameroon,Cameroon
Commonwealth Secretariat: Cameroon Geography

Cameroon Capital

Mahalo's page on Yaounde City
Official Site: British High Commission in Yaounde
Official Site: Consulate of Belgium in Yaounde
Wikipedia: Yaounde
Google Earth: Image of Yaounde from Google Earth
World66: Yaounde Travel Guide
Weather Underground: Yaounde City Weather

Cameroon Major Cities

Greenwich Mean Time: Cameroon Cities
Mahalo's page on Bamenda City
Wikipedia: Bamenda
World66: Bamenda Travel Guide
Google Image Search: Bamenda Images

Cameroon Photos and Videos

Google Image Search: Cameroon Images
Google and YouTube Video Search: Cameroon Video Clips
Flickr: Cameroon Photos
Yahoo! Image Search: Cameroon

Related Pages on Mahalo

Atlantic Ocean | Africa | Nigeria | Chad | Volcanoes | Mount Cameroon | Republic of Congo

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